Ten American Women Broke 4:30 in One Race at the Sir Walter Miler
Margot Appleton and Hobbs Kessler won the elite miles in sprint finishes Friday in Raleigh, where 11 women went under 4:30, 10 of them American.
Race Coverage
Sydney Marathon Turns Its Race Week Into a Citywide Perks Program
The new Run Perks program runs from Aug. 24 to Aug. 31, and nearly every food, drink and tourism offer is open to the public, no race bib or finisher’s medal required.
Race Coverage
Every Track Result From the 2026 World Athletics U20 Championships
The complete finishing order for every track final at the 2026 World Athletics U20 Championships in Eugene, from Tate Taylor’s sprint double to a wave of age-group records. Field, combined, and race walk events are not included.
Track and Field
Stephen Biebelhausen Runs a 4:17 Mile Pushing a Stroller
The former Miami University runner covered the distance at the Guardian Mile in Cleveland on Saturday, faster than the Guinness world record for the event, a mark still pending ratification.
Elite Runners
The Big Marathons and Half-Marathons You Can Still Enter Without a Lottery
New York Road Runners has added a drawing to its 9+1 program, the last dependable way to earn a New York City Marathon place. Here are the big road races, from Frankfurt to Sacramento, where getting in still comes down to signing up rather than luck.
Jessy Carveth
Michael Johnson Breaks His Silence on the Collapse of Grand Slam Track
The four-time Olympic champion, quiet for more than a year, told The Telegraph the professional track league he founded was undone by a funding shortfall. He says its athletes have now been paid.
Track and Field
Max Jolliffe on Winning Badwater 135, Heat Training & His Path to Running
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Podcast
Jakob Ingebrigtsen Returns to the Diamond League in Zürich, Into a Deeper 1,500m Than He Left
The double Olympic champion will run the 1,500m at Weltklasse Zürich on Aug. 27, his first Diamond League race in nearly two years, against a field that includes Cole Hocker, world champion Isaac Nader, and 19-year-old world under-20 record holder Phanuel Koech.
Track and Field
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